Buffalo Sauce

A sauce of cayenne pepper hot sauce (traditionally Frank's RedHot) blended with melted butter, creating a rich, tangy, moderately hot sauce originally developed for chicken wings.

Flavor Profile

Tangy and moderately hot, with butter's richness rounding out the vinegar-forward hot sauce base.

Culinary Uses

Tossing sauce for buffalo wings (its origin dish and still primary use); increasingly used as a flavor base for buffalo-flavored dips, pizzas, and other dishes.

Regional Variations

Ratios of hot sauce to butter vary by heat preference; some versions add garlic powder or Worcestershire sauce for extra depth.

Storage

Best used fresh while warm; refrigerated leftover sauce will solidify due to the butter and should be gently reheated.